Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$42,696
Federal tax deduction
- $4,794
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,798
EI deduction
- $512
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $2,411
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $211
Total tax
- $11,725
Net pay
* $30,971
Marginal tax rate
34.4%
Average tax rate
27.5%
72.5%
Net pay
27.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$30,971
Net pay
$3,423
Tax the employer pays
$11,725
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,149
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,423 to pay you $42,696. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.5% tax rate now rises to 32.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $42,696 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $11,725. That means that your net pay will be $30,971 per year, or $2,581 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.5% and your marginal tax rate is 34.4%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of $100 in your salary will be taxed $34.38, hence, your net pay will only increase by $65.62.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $656 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,281 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 32,421
24.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 31,971
25.1%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 31,665
25.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 31,553
26.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 31,548
26.1%
5
Quebec
CAD 30,971
27.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 30,345
28.9%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 30,269
29.1%
8
Alberta
CAD 30,033
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 29,835
30.1%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 29,708
30.4%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 29,684
30.5%
12
Manitoba
CAD 29,554
30.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 37,864
11.3%
1
Russia
CAD 37,146
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 36,629
14.2%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 35,985
15.7%
4
France
CAD 35,798
16.2%
5
Hungary
CAD 34,797
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 34,370
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 34,040
20.3%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 33,772
20.9%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 33,398
21.8%
10
Spain
CAD 33,165
22.3%
11
Austria
CAD 32,725
23.4%
12
Sweden
CAD 30,409
28.8%
13
Greece
CAD 30,109
29.5%
14
Germany
CAD 29,649
30.6%
15
Italy
CAD 29,147
31.7%
16
Poland
CAD 29,000
32.1%
17
Denmark
CAD 28,699
32.8%
18
Finland
CAD 27,793
34.9%
19
Netherlands
CAD 26,868
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 26,677
37.5%
21
Romania
CAD 24,977
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 23,609
44.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 34,905
18.3%
1
Canada
CAD 31,553
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 39,898
6.6%
1
Taiwan
CAD 38,052
10.9%
2
Thailand
CAD 37,167
13.0%
3
Australia
CAD 36,674
14.1%
4
South Korea
CAD 35,418
17.1%
5
New Zealand
CAD 35,089
17.8%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 34,219
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 33,793
20.9%
8
Pakistan
CAD 33,547
21.4%
9
Singapore
CAD 33,522
21.5%
10
Japan
CAD 33,049
22.6%
11
Malaysia
CAD 32,798
23.2%
12
Philippines
CAD 31,837
25.4%
13
Vietnam
CAD 30,615
28.3%
14
China
CAD 28,764
32.6%
15
India
CAD 27,477
35.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 38,602
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 37,421
12.4%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 37,211
12.9%
3
Ecuador
CAD 36,066
15.5%
4
Panama
CAD 34,600
19.0%
5
Colombia
CAD 34,559
19.1%
6
Chile
CAD 34,116
20.1%
7
Mexico
CAD 32,647
23.5%
8
Peru
CAD 32,541
23.8%
9
Brazil
CAD 31,737
25.7%
10
Uruguay
CAD 30,842
27.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 27,743
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 33,081
22.5%
1
Angola
CAD 31,303
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 30,833
27.8%
3
Kenya
CAD 30,593
28.4%
4
Ghana
CAD 29,633
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 29,409
31.1%
6
Nigeria
CAD 29,215
31.6%
7
Morocco
CAD 29,021
32.0%
8
Uganda
CAD 28,162
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CAD 27,712
35.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 27,211
36.3%
11
Zambia
CAD 26,665
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 40,561
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 40,561
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 39,280
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 39,280
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 38,426
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 37,999
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 35,522
16.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 32,407
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 32,286
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 25,134
41.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Quebec tables of Canada, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.